Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Wildfire pops up just outside of Chase
CHASE, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says it is responding to an out-of-control wildfire near Chase.Fire Information Officer Taylor MacDonald says the fire ignited about three kilometres north of C...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Jade Billy
Four new COVID-19 deaths in B.C.; no new cases reported in Interior Health
VICTORIA - The increase in new positive COVID-19 cases in the province has slowed down. In her daily news conference Tuesday (Apr. 7), provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry did announce four new ...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: BC Government
UPDATE: Trans Canada in Valleyview back open after brief closure
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the highway has re-opened to traffic in Valleyview. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says RCMP were called to a complaint of shots fired, but that was found to be false. EARLIER: RCMP hav...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / Coleen Karr
Registration to open next week for virtual parent-child Mother Goose
KAMLOOPS - The annual parent-child Mother Goose reading event presented by the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA will be put on with a twist this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's event will be complet...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: Annemario | Dreamstime.com
B.C. Wildfire Service implements early fire bans, special training measures in response to COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - While much of the world has been placed on pause due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the natural cycle of seasons continues unaffected.That means the threat of wildfires is primed to rear ...
Apr 7, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
VIDEO: Dashcam shows frightening moment van careened toward North Shore home Monday
KAMLOOPS - Dashcam video submitted to CFJC Today sheds more light on an alarming North Shore crash Monday (Apr. 6).Around 12:00 noon, the driver of a van suffered a medical event while driving near th...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed
Tickets now on sale for Y Dream Home
KAMLOOPS - The largest annual fundraiser for the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA has officially launched.Tickets for the Y Dream Home are on sale as of today (Apr. 7).Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, open houses have...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Province adds hundreds of spaces for vulnerable people to self-isolate
VICTORIA - The provincial government says it has secured more than 900 spaces for British Columbians who need a place to self-isolate.In a news release, the province says it is partnering with local g...
Apr 7, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Evan Fitzer
Kamloops volunteers working to fill gap in meals for homeless during COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The global pandemic has been hard on all of us, as we stay home and socially isolate as much as possible. But the COVID-19 outbreak has created more difficulties for the homeless population...
Apr 6, 2020 A group of volunteers are serving two meals a day to the homeless and others in need around the city (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Masks become key priority for Kamloops healthcare workers amidst PPE supply issues
KAMLOOPS - Across Canada and around the world, getting ahold of adequate supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers has become a concern. In Kamloops, healthcare facility s...
Apr 6, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
